TEDx | “The Art of Crafting Your Next Team”

How can creativity help shape our teams? Emily Yan, a medical student studying Design in Health, is deeply invested in how creativity can inform what we do professionally. This talk invites you to lean into your artistic side and opens with, “Welcome to your first pottery class!” In this ceramics course, learn to craft a bowl of your own, hear healthcare stories, and discover a new framework for team-building.

About

“I’m a medical student and designer who collaborates with patients and families to realign healthcare with people and their values.”

Emily Yan is a dual-degree Medical Student at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently earning her M.D. at Dell Medical School and her M.A. in Design focused on Health at the Design Institute for Health.

Previously, Emily studied at the University of California San Diego and holds a B.S. in Physiology and Neuroscience and an M.S. in Biology. She completed her Master's thesis in the field of Neuroscience at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla, California.

Along the way, her artistic bent sparked new ways of connecting with those around her. She is deeply invested in how creativity can inform the art of medicine. Her unique perspective lends itself to thoughtful collaboration with patients in the design of their own health care experience. As a forward-thinking future physician, she is committed to designing a reimagined health care system because she believes that patients deserve to have their values serve as the through-line of their care.

Education

• M.D. Candidate, Dell Medical School, UT Austin

• M.A. Design Focused in Health Candidate, Design Institute for Health, UT Austin

• M.S. Biology, Shtrahman Lab at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, UC San Diego

• B.S. Physiology and Neuroscience w/ Minor in Healthcare — Social Issues, UC San Diego

Press

1. TEDxUTAustin

2. Reimagining Healing

3. Healthcare Case Competition

Highlights